Forde, Ford
A surname of English origin from the Old English ford meaning ‘dweller by the ford’. May be the anglicised form of a number of Gaelic surnames. ó Fuarráin meaning descendant of Fuarrán or Fuarthán (diminutive of fuar, cold). A sept of Munster. Mac Giolla na Naomh, meaning son of the servant of the saints a sept of west Connacht. Corrupted to Mac Giollanáth and erroneously translated from the resemblance of the final syllable to áth, a ford. Mac Conshnámha meaning son of Cú-shnámha (swimming hound). A sept of Leitrim who were chiefs of Muinter Kenny in the present barony of Dromahaire. It was popularly supposed to be Mac an átha, son of the ford and translated accordingly. In 1890 Forde was numerous in Galway, it was also to be found in Cork, Mayo and Dublin. The estimated number of bearers for Forde was 5,107, and for Ford was 1,747. In the United States Ford is the 102nd most numerous surname with an estimated 225,500 bearers, and Forde is the 5,451st most numerous surname with an estimated 5,500. In England and Wales in 1996 Ford was the 116th most numerous surname. 
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